Car-fender.



110.881,581. PATENTED MAR. 1o, 1908.

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APPIIOATION FILED DBG. 5, 1907.

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ADAM HESSEMER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

UAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed. December 5, 1907. Serial No. 405,169.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM HEssEMER, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar- Fenders, of whichthe following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved car fender orguard for tramway cars which is simple in construction and operation andby means of which the sometimes fatal accidents which result from aparty being struck by the fender or guard may be obviated, the`construction and operation of the fender or guard being such that thepartyu or person struck will be caught thereon and prevented frompassing under the car; and with this and other objects in view theinvention consists in a car fender or guard constructed as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, `ofwhich the accom*- panying drawing forms a part, in which the separateparts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which;-

Figure 1 is a side view of the front end portion of a car provided withmy improved fender or guard; Fig. 2 a section of one side of the guardon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;Fig. 4 a section on-the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 a side view ofone part of the fender or guard.

In the drawing forming part of this speciiication, I have shown at a oneend portion of a car provided with the usual dashboard a2, and in thepractice ofv my invention, I secure to the end of the carin any desiredmanner a frame b which extends downwardly and forwardly below the bottomof the car and which, in the construction shown, is rectangular in form,and comprised of side members b2, a bottom member b3, and an open wirework body portion b5. The frame 'b is provided at its lower oppositecorners with laterally directed pins bt, and my improved fender or guardalso involves a main movable frame or member c and a supplementalmovable frame or member d. The main movable frame or member .c iscomposed of two similar side parts c2, provided at their forward endswith upwardly directed bearings c4 through which passes a transverse rodc5 on which the frame member d is mounted.

The rear end'portion of the side members of the frame@ are curvedupwardly as shown at c6 and bear on the back of hook members t securedto the frame b, and the side portions 02 of the` frame member c areprovided with downwardly ranging grooves or recesses c7 adapted toreceivethe pins b4 of the frame l). u

The fender or guard frame member d is mounted on the rod c5 and thatpart thereof extending forwardly of said rod is slightly longer than therearwardly directed portion thereof, as shown, and the side parts c2 ofthe fender or guard frame member c are provided with upwardly directedcatches or keepers 08 which overlap the rear end side portions of theframe memberv d and normally hold it in the position shown in`- fulllines in Fig. 1. Both ends of the frame member d may be of the samelength however, or the front end thereof may be a little shorter thanthe rear end, and in either of these events it will be necessary toweight the front end so that it will be held by gravity in the operativeposition shown in full lines in Fig. 1.

The fender or guard is normally held at a predetermined distance abovethe ground, preferably about two inches, but in the operation of thecar, when it is loaded, there is a vertical movement of the end portionsof the car and of the fender which will, at times, bring the fender orguard in contact with the track or ground, and the bottom of` the framemembers c and d may be provided with rollers if desired as in otherdevices of this class.

The pins b4 form a pivotal supportI for the frame' member c of thefenderor guard, and the said fender or guard may be folded u wardly whendesired and rest against t e dashboard in the usual manner, or saidfender or guard may be detached and connectedwith the opposite end ofthe car whenever desired, it being understood that each full lines inFig. l, and if a person should be struck by the fender or guard suchperson. would fall backwardly onto the rear portion of the frame memberd and onto the frame member c of the fender or guard and the part dwould be thrown into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l.

The side portions of the frame member d of the fender or guard areprovided with longitudinal slots f and the rod c5 passes therethrough,and the side parts of the frame member d are provided above the slots fand at the inner ends thereof with recesses which communicate with saidslots, and. when the device is in operation, the rod c5 rests in therecesses f2, and when it is desired to fold the fender or guard upwardlythe frame member d is moved backwardly until the rod c5 rests in theopposite ends of the slots f, and with this construction the separateparts of the fender or guard. may be folded more compactly as will bereadily understood and will not extend above the top of the dashboarda2.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fender or guard for cars, comprising a stationary frame membersecured to the end body portion of the car and ranging downwardly andoutwardly therefrom and below the bottom thereof, a movable fender orguard frame detachably pivoted at the lower end of the stationary framemember and normally ranging forwardly and downwardly therefrom, meansfor holding said fender or guard frame in a predetermined position, anda supplemental fender or guard frame pivotally and slidably mounted onthe front end of the main movable fender or guard frame and extendingforwardly thereof and backwardly of its pivotal support and normallyheld in a downwardly and forwardly directed position, and adapted to bemoved backwardly and tilted into a. baekuardly and downwardly directedposition, substantially as shown and described.

2. A fender or guard for ears, comprising a stationary frame membersecured to the end body portionv of the car and ranging downwardly andoutwardly therefrom and below the bottom thereof, a movable fender orguard frame detachably pivoted at the lower end of the stationary framemember and normally ranging forwardly and downwardly there from, meansfor holding said fender or guard frame in a predetermined position, anda su plemental fender or guard frame pivotally and slidably mounted onthe front end of the main movable fender or guard frame and extendingforwardly thereof and baclnvardl y of its pivotal support and. normallyheld in a downwardly and forwardly directed position, and adapted to bemoved backwardly and tilted into a backwardly and downwardly directedposition, all of said frame members being provided with open-work bodyportions, sul'istantially as shown and described.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing e s my invention l have signedmy name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 3rd day ofDecember 1907.

ADAM lllQSSEMlCR.

Titnesses C. E. MULREANY, M. E. DoonY.

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